Senators Miss Votes to Run for President

There are almost enough US Senators running for President they could call a quorum. But the campaign is keeping them from some votes back in DC.

The Senate's had 228 votes so far -- and none would have turned out differently if a campaigning Senator was there or not.

The AP counted missed votes of the six Senators running for President:

• John McCain: 117
• Sam Brownback (R-KN): 81
• Joe Biden (D-DE): 62
• Chris Dodd (D-CT): 59
• Barack Obama (D-IL): 20
• Hillary Clinton (D-NY): 5
  

Only Sen Tim Johnson (D-SD) has more absentees than Senators McCain and Brownback. But then, he's been in a coma for a good part of the session and is still recovering from a stroke.

You can check up on Senators' voting records here. (The Free Press)